Matthew 15
New Century Version
Obey God’s Law
15 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They asked him, 2 “Why don’t your followers obey the unwritten laws which have been handed down to us? They don’t wash their hands before they eat.”
3 Jesus answered, “And why do you refuse to obey God’s command so that you can follow your own teachings? 4 God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’[a] and ‘Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.’[b] 5 But you say a person can tell his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but I have given it to God already.’ 6 You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules. 7 You are hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he said about you:
8 ‘These people show honor to me with words,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 Their worship of me is worthless.
The things they teach are nothing but human rules.’” Isaiah 29:13
10 After Jesus called the crowd to him, he said, “Listen and understand what I am saying. 11 It is not what people put into their mouths that makes them unclean. It is what comes out of their mouths that makes them unclean.”
12 Then his followers came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees are angry because of what you said?”
13 Jesus answered, “Every plant that my Father in heaven has not planted himself will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Stay away from the Pharisees; they are blind leaders.[c] And if a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a ditch.”
15 Peter said, “Explain the example to us.”
16 Jesus said, “Do you still not understand? 17 Surely you know that all the food that enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then goes out of the body. 18 But what people say with their mouths comes from the way they think; these are the things that make people unclean. 19 Out of the mind come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and speaking evil of others. 20 These things make people unclean; eating with unwashed hands does not make them unclean.”
Jesus Helps a Non-Jewish Woman
21 Jesus left that place and went to the area of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that area came to Jesus and cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter has a demon, and she is suffering very much.”
23 But Jesus did not answer the woman. So his followers came to Jesus and begged him, “Tell the woman to go away. She is following us and shouting.”
24 Jesus answered, “God sent me only to the lost sheep, the people of Israel.”
25 Then the woman came to Jesus again and bowed before him and said, “Lord, help me!”
26 Jesus answered, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs.”
27 The woman said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus answered, “Woman, you have great faith! I will do what you asked.” And at that moment the woman’s daughter was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People
29 After leaving there, Jesus went along the shore of Lake Galilee. He went up on a hill and sat there.
30 Great crowds came to Jesus, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, those who could not speak, and many others. They put them at Jesus’ feet, and he healed them. 31 The crowd was amazed when they saw that people who could not speak before were now able to speak. The crippled were made strong. The lame could walk, and the blind could see. And they praised the God of Israel for this.
More than Four Thousand Fed
32 Jesus called his followers to him and said, “I feel sorry for these people, because they have already been with me three days, and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry. They might faint while going home.”
33 His followers asked him, “How can we get enough bread to feed all these people? We are far away from any town.”
34 Jesus asked, “How many loaves of bread do you have?”
They answered, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
35 Jesus told the people to sit on the ground. 36 He took the seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks to God. Then he divided the food and gave it to his followers, and they gave it to the people. 37 All the people ate and were satisfied. Then his followers filled seven baskets with the leftover pieces of food. 38 There were about four thousand men there who ate, besides women and children. 39 After sending the people home, Jesus got into the boat and went to the area of Magadan.
Footnotes
- 15:4 ‘Honor . . . mother.’ Quotation from Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16.
- 15:4 ‘Anyone . . . death.’ Quotation from Exodus 21:17.
- 15:14 leaders Some Greek copies continue, “of blind people.”
Matthew 15
King James Version
15 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:
31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.
36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Mateo 15
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang tungkol sa mga Tradisyon(A)
15 Pagkatapos noon, lumapit kay Jesus ang ilang mga Pariseo at mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan galing sa Jerusalem. Tinanong nila si Jesus, 2 “Bakit nilalabag ng mga tagasunod mo ang tradisyon ng ating mga ninuno? Hindi sila naghuhugas ng kamay bago kumain.” 3 Sumagot si Jesus sa kanila, “At kayo, bakit ninyo nilalabag ang utos ng Dios dahil sa inyong mga tradisyon? 4 Halimbawa, sinabi ng Dios, ‘Igalang ninyo ang inyong mga magulang,’[a] at ‘Ang lumapastangan sa kanyang mga magulang ay dapat patayin.’[b] 5 Ngunit itinuturo naman ninyo na kapag sinabi ng isang anak sa kanyang mga magulang na ang tulong na ibibigay niya sana sa kanila ay nakalaan na sa Dios, 6 hindi na niya kailangang tumulong sa kanila. Pinawawalang-halaga ninyo ang utos ng Dios dahil sa inyong mga tradisyon. 7 Mga pakitang-tao! Tamang-tama ang sinabi ng Dios tungkol sa inyo sa pamamagitan ni Isaias:
8 ‘Iginagalang ako ng mga taong ito sa mga labi lang nila,
ngunit malayo sa akin ang kanilang mga puso.
9 Walang kabuluhan ang pagsamba nila sa akin,
sapagkat ang mga itinuturo nila ay mga utos lang ng tao.’ ”[c]
Ang Nagpaparumi sa Tao(B)
10 Tinawag ni Jesus ang mga tao at sinabi sa kanila, “Makinig kayo at unawain ang sasabihin ko. 11 Hindi ang pumapasok sa bibig ng tao ang nagpaparumi sa kanya kundi ang mga lumalabas dito.”
12 Lumapit ngayon ang mga tagasunod niya at sinabi, “Alam nʼyo po ba na nasaktan ang mga Pariseo sa sinabi ninyo?” 13 Sumagot siya, “Lahat ng halamang hindi itinanim ng aking Amang nasa langit ay bubunutin. 14 Hayaan ninyo sila. Mga bulag silang tagaakay. Kung ang bulag ang aakay sa kapwa niya bulag, pareho silang mahuhulog sa hukay.” 15 Sumagot si Pedro, “Pakipaliwanag nʼyo po sa amin ang paghahalintulad na sinabi nʼyo kanina.” 16 Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Hindi pa rin ba ninyo naintindihan? 17 Hindi ba ninyo alam na anumang pumapasok sa bibig ay tumutuloy sa tiyan at idinudumi? 18 Ngunit ang lumalabas sa bibig ay nagmumula sa puso ng tao, at ito ang nagpaparumi sa kanya sa paningin ng Dios. 19 Sapagkat sa puso ng tao nagmumula ang masasamang pag-iisip na nagtutulak sa kanya para pumatay, mangalunya, gumawa ng sekswal na imoralidad, magnakaw, magsinungaling at manira ng kapwa. 20 Ang mga bagay na ito ang nagpaparumi sa isang tao. Ngunit ang kumain nang hindi naghuhugas ng kamay ay hindi nakapagpaparumi sa tao.”
Ang Pananampalataya ng Babaeng Hindi Judio(C)
21 Umalis si Jesus mula roon at pumunta sa mga lugar na malapit sa Tyre at Sidon. 22 May isang Cananea na naninirahan doon. Lumapit siya kay Jesus at nagmakaawa. Sinabi niya, “Panginoon, Anak ni David,[d] maawa kayo sa akin. Ang anak kong babae ay sinasaniban at lubhang pinahihirapan ng masamang espiritu.” 23 Pero hindi sumagot si Jesus. Kaya lumapit sa kanya ang mga tagasunod niya at sinabi, “Paalisin nʼyo na po ang babaeng iyan, dahil sunod siya nang sunod sa atin at nag-iingay.” 24 Sinabi ni Jesus sa babae, “Sinugo ako para lang sa mga Israelita na parang mga tupang naliligaw.” 25 Pero lumapit pa ang babae kay Jesus at lumuhod sa harap niya, at sinabi, “Panginoon, tulungan nʼyo po ako.” 26 Sinagot siya ni Jesus sa pamamagitan ng isang kasabihan, “Hindi tamang kunin ang pagkain ng mga anak at ihagis sa mga aso.” 27 Sumagot naman ang babae, “Tama po kayo, Panginoon, pero kahit mga aso ay kumakain ng mga tirang nahuhulog mula sa mesa ng kanilang amo.” 28 At sinabi sa kanya ni Jesus, “Napakalaki ng pananampalataya mo! Mangyayari ang ayon sa hinihiling mo.” At nang sandaling iyon ay gumaling ang anak ng babae.
Maraming Pinagaling si Jesus
29 Mula roon, pumunta si Jesus sa tabi ng Lawa ng Galilea. Pagkatapos, umakyat siya sa bundok at naupo roon. 30 Maraming tao ang pumunta sa kanya na may dalang mga pilay, bulag, komang, pipi, at marami pang mga may sakit. Inilapit sila sa paanan ni Jesus at pinagaling niya silang lahat. 31 Namangha nang husto ang mga tao nang makita nilang nakakapagsalita na ang mga pipi, gumaling na ang mga komang, nakakalakad na ang mga pilay, at nakakakita na ang mga bulag. Kaya pinuri nila ang Dios ng Israel.
Ang Pagpapakain sa Apat na Libo(D)
32 Tinawag ni Jesus ang mga tagasunod niya at sinabi, “Naaawa ako sa mga taong ito. Tatlong araw ko na silang kasama at wala na silang makain. Ayaw kong pauwiin sila nang gutom at baka mahilo sila sa daan.” 33 Sumagot ang mga tagasunod niya, “Saan po tayo kukuha ng sapat na pagkain dito sa ilang para sa ganito karaming tao?” 34 Tinanong sila ni Jesus, “Ilan ang tinapay ninyo riyan?” Sinabi nila, “Pito po, at ilang maliliit na isda.” 35 Pinaupo ni Jesus ang mga tao. 36 Kinuha niya ang pitong tinapay at ang mga isda at nagpasalamat sa Dios. Pagkatapos, hinati-hati niya ang pagkain at ibinigay sa mga tagasunod niya, at ipinamigay naman nila ito sa mga tao. 37 Kumain silang lahat at nabusog. Pagkatapos, tinipon nila ang mga natirang pagkain at nakapuno sila ng pitong basket. 38 Ang bilang ng mga lalaking kumain ay mga 4,000 maliban pa sa mga babae at mga bata.
39 Matapos pauwiin ni Jesus ang mga tao, sumakay siya sa bangka at pumunta sa lupain ng Magadan.
Matthew 15
New King James Version
Defilement Comes from Within(A)
15 Then (B)the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 (C)“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, (D)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (E)‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ 5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, (F)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6 then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 (G)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 ‘These(H) people [c]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
(I)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
10 (J)When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 (K)Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
13 But He answered and said, (L)“Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. (M)They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
15 (N)Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16 So Jesus said, (O)“Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not yet understand that (P)whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But (Q)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 (R)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
A Gentile Shows Her Faith(S)
21 (T)Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, (U)Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”
23 But He answered her not a word.
And His disciples came and urged Him, saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
24 But He answered and said, (V)“I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little (W)dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, (X)great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Jesus Heals Great Multitudes(Y)
29 (Z)Jesus departed from there, (AA)skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there. 30 (AB)Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, [d]maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ (AC)feet, and He healed them. 31 So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the [e]maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they (AD)glorified the God of Israel.
Feeding the Four Thousand(AE)
32 (AF)Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”
33 (AG)Then His disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in the wilderness to fill such a great multitude?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
35 So He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 36 And (AH)He took the seven loaves and the fish and (AI)gave thanks, broke them and gave them to His disciples; and the disciples gave to the multitude. 37 So they all ate and were filled, and they took up seven large baskets full of the fragments that were left. 38 Now those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. 39 (AJ)And He sent away the multitude, got into the boat, and came to the region of [f]Magdala.
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
- Matthew 15:6 NU word
- Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And
- Matthew 15:30 crippled
- Matthew 15:31 crippled
- Matthew 15:39 NU Magadan
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